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Service Units are a way to georgraphically divide a council. Because the Girl Scouts of Northern California stretches from the Oregon border to Santa Clara county we have only listed the Service Units in the San Francisco Bay area here.

Looking for a Service Project?

There are lots of volunteer opportunities available. You can make a difference!
The following links list service ideas and volunteer opportunities:

Children's Hospital Oakland -- A Coyote Hills Girl Scout and cancer survivor designed the patch that the hospital gives out, for FREE, to scouts and other youth who do things for Children's Hospital Oakland. Friends, Family and a company that helped with her "Make A Wish" day have sponsored them so far. The Hospital's Grateful Family Committee is going to adopt the patch program to keep ample supply. See Hospital's web site for project ideas.
Contact Susan Martinez, Children's Hospital Oakland Guest Relations at (510) 428-3000 or e-mail Smartinez@mail.cho.org
Do something special for your current meeting place.
http://www.OneWarmCoat.org - Starts October 31, collecting warm clothing until November 26.
To Kids from Kids - December. Contact hte Council Office at (800) 447-4475 for details.
Make a Difference Day (official web site).
National Youth Service Day (official web site).
Lemon-Aid - Great links for Community Service ideas, sponsored by Coyote Hills Junior Troop 2315.
East Bay Regional Park District (official web site).
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Neonatal Quilt Project (preregister with Council).
Tri-City Homeless Coalition -- Consider donating needed items for incoming familes (toiletries, underwear and socks, etc.), adopting a child or family for Christmas giving, sponsor a Craft night, or help with Project Independence (see article below). Overflow of homeless in Fremont/Newark each winter is called "Winter Relief," which welcomes homecooked food dinner for 40 people (spaghetti dinner, salad, rolls ) or brown bag lunches (evening delivery for next day lunch). Dinners and lunches are delivered to local Churches throughout Fremont. Contact Mariann Gallager at (510) 657-7409.
Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE) -- Consider adopting a child or family for Christmas giving.
Tri-City Volunteers -- Consider adopting a child or family for Christmas giving.
LOV Newark - In need of Thanksgiving dinner supplies/food, servers, etc.
Fremont Volunteer Opportunities (includes links to Volunteer Match and Volunteer Center of Alameda County).
Sight Night - Collection during October and November. Drop your used eyeglasses off at local LensCrafters and Lions Clubs, or the Fremont Main Library or Fremont Kaiser Hospital lobby. Contact Lori Cronland at (510) 226-1766 or by email for more info.
Donate your Blood - Register now to save a life!
Donate your Hair - For her Gold Award project, a local Senior Girl Scout designed a web site to increase awareness of, and hair donations to, Locks of Love, an organization that provides hairpieces made entirely of donated hair to children who have lost their hair as a result of illness.
Register as a Marrow Donor -- Adults, register with the National Marrow Donor Program.
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Check out The Argus "Community Connections" page, Wednesdays in the Local section, for a list of volunteer opportunities and a brief description of what's needed.
Gift of Reading -- Consider donating new books for children to this Christmas-time program. Presented by the Mercury News and Kids In Common.
Toys for Tots (official web site).
Furry Friends Rescue -- Non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing, fostering and finding homes for companion animals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The CandleLighters -- Help out at the annual Fremont Ghost House

Want to suggeset another Volunteer/Service site? Let us know!

Coyote Hills has a shed full of all kinds of "things" that are available for borrowing. Check out the list. If you see something that your troop would like to borrow contact the shed coordinator for more information.